Hello,
Mint team already supports many versions , like KDE LMDE, Cinnamon etc. I do not think they have the bandwidth to undertake and support another Mint flavour.

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I am using Mint 19.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A8/7410 processor . Memory 8GB

As for Edubuntu for older computers, you can install earlier versions of Edubuntu or older versions of Mint while adding Edubuntu packages from Synaptic

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I am using Mint 19.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A8/7410 processor . Memory 8GB

Get a bunch of USB drives, build them as your favorite Mint DE, give the computers and USB drives to the students, then let the students do the installs. Give them an install script in checklist format and turn them loose. Anyone can handle a one page checklist. This way, they learn how to install the very operating system they will be using. Win-win!

TooMuchTime wrote:Get a bunch of USB drives, build them as your favorite Mint DE, give the computers and USB drives to the students, then let the students do the installs. Give them an install script in checklist format and turn them loose. Anyone can handle a one page checklist. This way, they learn how to install the very operating system they will be using. Win-win!

To the OP- you are welcome to respin Linux Mint to produce an education version, just as the Edubuntu team did with Ubuntu. Of course if you want to use the Mint name or logo, you will need to seek Clem's approval.

I have given away 30 computers in 2016, and 2 in 2017, to young students from 8 to 15 years old. All have been LM17.3 and LM 18 Cinnamon 64 OS. I have also given away 25 flash drive Live" of the same vintage and a dozen DVD's. The kids love them. Surprisingly I have not seen any of them log on here. I do know they are lurking though. I will probably do at least as many this year.